Middle Colonies

Label the correct colonial regions

a

b

c

d

e

New England Colonies

French Canada

Southern Colonies

Spanish Florida

The Great Colonies

Middle Colonies

The Orange Colonies

True or False:

The Quakers believed that people of different beliefs could live together in harmony.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Because the Middle Colonies produced so much food, they became known as the

• "Breadbasket" colonies

• "High-Yielding" colonies

• "Prolific Pennsylvanians"

• "Fruitful Friends"

Which combination of geographic and economic features helped New York and Philadelphia to prosper?

• Harbors/Trade

• Lakes/Tourism

• Warm Breeze/Wind Power

• Mountains/Mining

The geography of the Middle Colonies was made up of _____ and __________.

• deserts and sand
• hills and flat land
• mountains and hills
• water and hills

What was a natural resource of the Middle Colonies?

• good soil
• gold
• copper
• timber

Large cities and towns often developed beside ​ (a)   that provided not only river access to the ​ (b)   , but also ​ (c)   to other colonial regions and Europe. These waterways facilitated trade of the region’s agricultural products and encouraged ​ (d)   .

• bodies of water
• sea routes
• interior areas
• population growth
• mountain ranges
• desert paths
• air travel routes

The middle colonies weren't originally in English control, which two options were the orginial colonial settlements in this region?

• New Amsterdam

• New Sweden

• New Jersey

• New York

Proprietary Colony

• Controlled by an Individual

• Controlled by the King of England